LIGHTNING ACQUIRE CENTER DANIEL CORSO FROM FLYERS

The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired center Daniel Corso from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for right wing Darren Reid, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced.

Corso, a 5-foot-9, 190-pound native of Montreal, Quebec, has appeared in six games with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League this season. He has scored two goals and recorded four assists with an even plus/minus rating in his first season with the Phantoms. He spent the 2005-06 season with the Frankfurt Lions, recording 11 goals and 17 assists in 29 games. Corso ranked fourth on the team in points and goals.

Corso, 28, has played in 77 career NHL games with St. Louis and Atlanta, totaling 14 goals and 25 points. His best offensive season was 2000-01 when he scored 10 goals in 28 games with the St. Louis Blues. He has also played in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games and recorded one assist that season. He played three seasons with the Blues before joining the Atlanta Thrashers organization for the 2003-04 season.

Corso was drafted by St. Louis in the seventh round, 169th overall, at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Reid, a 6-2, 205-pound right wing, has scored one goal in 10 games with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL this season. He played in seven games with the Lightning last season and recorded one assist. He was selected by Tampa Bay in the eighth round, 256th overall, at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.